Siceo Obarnai

Sicēo Obarnāi (Sicēo lei Ersellēi Obarnāi, 371 – 417) was a Vachai nobleman, and the heir-presumptive of the House of Obarnāi, the second highest-ranking name among those pledged to Sadrie in the current Emperor's Court. Sicēo was the younger brother of the Obarnāi nameholder, Bracho Obarnāi.

Appearance
Sicēo was a thin man with a paler complexion than most Vachai. He had deep green eyes, which Aaru described as "unnerving", and often sported dark bags. He had long jet-black hair that he wore in a single braid and adorned with amethyst-incrusted rings. As it is customary for Vachai noblemen, Sicēo's ears and face were pierced with silver rings; he also wore a silver piece in the shape of a snake around his left ear.

Personality
A resentful, unscrupulous and vindictive man, Sicēo inherited his family's deep-seated grudge against the richer and more powerful House of Drēsacēri. His mother, Ersellēi Obarnāi, was said to have died of rage upon learning Verise Drēsacēri had been elevated to the highest rank in her first ranking as nameholder of Drēsacēri.

Unlike his older brother, Sicēo sought to dethrone the Drēsacēris by any means necessary. However, he lacked Bracho's intelligence and sense of restraint, which made him prone to rash decisions and ill-conceived plots.

History
At the beginning of the Story, Sicēo goes to the Salamander Shrine in order to hire Aaru to kill Tistan Drēsacēri, Verise Drēsacēri's only son. Later, when Aaru fails to kill Tistan and instead joins the Drēsacēri household as an employed mercenary, Sicēo vows to kill Aaru instead.

Later, upon learning of Sicēo's failed plot, Verise has him poisoned in the Obarnāi residence as a message to Bracho and the rest of the Emperor's Court.